The Beginning of the End...or is it the End of the Beginning? I never really understood that phrase

Well, high school swimming as i knew it is officially dunzo. I have been swimming on that team for 6 years and swimming the sport for over 10. Now as i reflect on what i have accomplished over the years i don't have much under my belt. No individual state trophy's, no gleaming gold medals, not even a newspaper article saying that i had any impact on this team. But the thing is, well not to boast, but i did. Maybe not in the water with outstanding times, but outside the water with an outstanding attitude towards these girls. I went from being their captain, to being their equal and friend, to being their older sister who loves them and takes care of them no matter what the circumstance. I know that they don't make awards for accomplishments like that and well at this point i don't really care. Because knowing that i made some of these girls into better people, and that i was able to lift their spirits when they needed it the most, well that's all the gold i need. That and maybe some new gold grills! BLING! Ah just kidding...well maybe?